In a statement, the chief minister has announced that a compensation of Rs 2,00,000 will be granted to each of the families of the persons killed in the flash flood. Jalpaiguri Flash Flood: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Announces Financial Aid to Kin of Dead, Injured.
The missing persons were identified as Rahul from VPO Chanouta Dehra and Sahil Kuthiyal from Rajgarh Dehra, both hailing from the Kangra district Himachal Pradesh: Two Boys Feared Drowned In Beas River in Kangra.
Search and rescue operations are being carried out in full swing on Thursday for people swept away in flash floods in the Mal river in West Bengal s Jalpaiguri district. West Bengal: Flash Floods in Mal River Hit Durga Idol Immersion in Jalpaiguri, Eight Drown; Rescue Operations Underway.